Our goal is to improve the health and health care of people who live near Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Allina Health Commons and Phillips Eye Institute in Minneapolis. Despite having world-class medical care "right in their backyard," many experience poor health and cannot afford health care.

Change to Chill is a free online resource for teens to help them get perspective on things that matter, achieve balance and stress less. There is so much pressure for teens to be their best in school, at home, online, during after-school activities and in their social lives. Change to Chill allows them to watch, listen and learn about stress and its triggers, meditation, ways to focus and easy ways to chill and recharge.

This program provides schools and families fun, easy-to-use information about health and wellness. And, it empowers children and teens to make healthy choices about what to eat, how to stay active and manage stress.

The Penny George Institute for Health and Healing oversees this three-year program to screen, assess and improve the health of residents in 13 communities with 150,000 residents throughout Minnesota and Western Wisconsin.

Sudden cardiac arrest can happen anywhere, at anytime, to anyone. And it's almost always fatal. Allina Health works with communities to help them become safer places to live, work and play by reducing the number of deaths and disabilities from sudden cardiac arrest.

This 10-year initiative designed to reduce, and eventually eliminate, heart attacks in New Ulm, Minnesota, began in 2009. Anyone who lives in the 56073 zip code can participate by being screened for health risks and learning how improve them.